Re: Asterisk - xAP

[Gregg Liming <gregg@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Paul Gale wrote:

>And a question to the kind people who replied to my post a few weeks
ago about developing some xAP Asterisk integration:
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>I've been thinking a lot more about what my needs are and think that
one of the first areas for me would be the reporting of messages saved in
voice mail.
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>For example, I'd like to show the number of waiting voice mail messages
on some other HA system e.g. wall touch screen, computer etc.
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>Will this kind of data be available via xAP?
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The info is available from *; therefore, it could be exposed via xAP.

I've begun prototyping an application that runs autonomous from * (i.e.,
it's not an AGI or FAGI) and connects via the manager interface over
TCP.  I am currently tracking initiated channels and their connection in
and out from "providers" (e.g., IAX, SIP, ZAP).  In addition,
it's
tracking event durations--which is important for satisfying the info for
various xAP schema messages.

I've also implemented thread management so that heartbeats are
maintained separate from the continuous listener connected via the *
manager interface.  What you are asking for would also require a new
thread to perform periodic actions (e.g., check mailbox "x" every
"y"
seconds--where y can be large as needed).  There may be similar actions
such as "check provider x to confirm that it is still available".

I'm not yet passing this info out via xAP (just the simple heartbeats)
as there's still more prototyping and implementation to go.  I expect it
will be some weeks off until I have something that could be considered
useful.   The good news is that this approach is not intrusive to your
extensions as is AGI/FAGI approaches and is (hoped to be) easier to
implement.

Gregg

>Pretty important for me as I'm using Asterisk primarily as a glorified
answer machine!  :)
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>Paul.
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
>>[mailto:xap_automation@xxxxxxx] On
Behalf Of Mark McCall
>>Sent: 03 August 2005 11:26
>>To: xap_automation@xxxxxxx
>>Subject: [xap_automation] Asterisk - xAP
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>>I've just joined the ranks of the Asterisk/SPA3000/Cisco7960 users
with
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>>of help from the guys on the #ukha IRC channel.
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>>Is there any tie-in with xAP and * yet?  Any plans to allow xAP
>>Switchboard
>>to catalogue VoIP calls thru * for example?
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>>Thanks
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>>M.
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